The Three Theban Plays: 'Antigone', 'Oedipus the King', 'Oedipus at Colonus' (Penguin Classics) - Softcover

Sophocles

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140444254 ISBN 13: 9780140444254

Publisher: Penguin, 1984

Synopsis

Three Theban Plays

About this title

Synopsis:

Antigone defending her integrity and ideals to the death, Oedipus questing for his identity and achieving immortality - these heroic figures have moved playgoers and readers since the fifth century BC. Towering over the rest of Greek tragedy, these three plays are among the most enduring and timeless dramas ever written. Robert Fagles' translation conveys all of Sophocles' lucidity and power: the cut and thrust of his dialogue, his ironic edge, the surge and majesty of his choruses and, above all, the agonies and triumphs of his characters.

About the Author:

Sophocles was born in 496 BC. His long life spanned the rise and decline of the Athenian Empire. He wrote over a hundred plays, many of which are published as Penguin Classics, drawing on a wide and varied range of themes. E.F. Watling translated a range of Greek and Roman plays for Penguin, including the seven plays of Sophocles and the tragedies of Seneca.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 1984
• ISBN 10: 0140444254
• ISBN 13: 9780140444254
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 430